Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- Sephardic Soft Handmade Shemura Matzah is made available from Rabbi Tal and Rabbi Abiram Biton. See https://www.etzahaim.org/news/sephardic-matzah-nzgzl-94gbw for more details.
- Rabbi Tal will be publishing a book on Commentaries for Pesach. For more information see https://www.etzahaim.org/news/commentary-on-pesach
- A List of Wounded Israeli Solders is available at our website at https://www.etzahaim.org/news/wounded-israeli-solders
- Next Ḥumash and Ḥamin in memory of Eli Bishburg is next Thursday on April 11 at 6:30pm. Contact Leora Wenger at etz@leoraw.com for more information
- Nominating Committee for Etz Ahaim June Elections has been appointed: Bradley Greenberg (Chair), Chana Bishburg, Behzad Hakakian, Abie Hamaoui, and Moe Yarmush. Contact the committee at nominations@etzahaim.org
- Sunday Breakfast and Torah is Back After Shacharit Services on Sunday. You can help sponsor the breakfasts by going to https://www.etzahaim.org/news/sunday-breakfast-is-back
- New families are moving to Highland Park If you hear of any new families moving to Highland Park, please inform the Hospitality Committee.
- Contact our Hesed Committee at hesed@etzahaim.groups.io if you know of a member or family of a member who is in a local hospital or nursing home.
Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Minḥa and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 7:01pm
Saturday -- Parashat Tzav/Shabbat Parah
- Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to End of Shacharit
- Recite Shema: by 9:15am
- Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Qiddush After Services (Sponsored by the Congregation)
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 5:50pm
- Class: 6:10pm
- Minḥa: 6:50pm
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Anonymous Donor)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 7:49pm
Sunday
- Shaḥarit: 8:00am
- Followed by Breakfast and Torah
- Minḥa and Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Monday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Class about Haggadah Pesach: 6:40pm
- Minḥa and Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Tuesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Class about Haggadah Pesach: 6:40pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Wednesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Class about Haggadah Pesach: 6:40pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Thursday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Class about Haggadah Pesach: 6:40pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Next Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Minḥa: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 7:09pm
News and Events
- May 15: NORPAC Mission to Washington
- May 22: Solidarity Trip to Israel
- Sunday Breakfast is Back
- Soft Sephardic Matzah Available for Pesach
- New Book Published by Rabbi Tal on Pesach
- List of Wounded Israeli Solders Who Need Our Prayers
Community News
Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society, an organization supporting local patients with an array of services, will be having an event in conjunction with the opening of Giddy’s restaurant. Watch out for the event date coming soon.
The Chug Ivrit for Intermediate to Advanced Hebrew Speakers is reading מגולה לגאולה: מבבל לירושלים by Flora Taasan. It is Flora’s autobiography about her life growing up in Baghdad, and then making Aliyah in 1950. The meeting will be on Sunday, March 31 at 11:00am. Please contact Rachel at 732-819-9298 or rachel@weintraubworld.net.
The Annual Ahavas Yisrael Clothing Givaway on Sunday, March 31 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Take from a beautiful selection of new and gently worn clothes. For questions or to donate clothing in excellent condition, contact Lisa Cohen at 732-606-2996 or Ida Sheiner at 917-439-6163.
A Passover Recipe Friendly Cooking Demonstration by the Raritan Valley Hadassah on Sunday, April 7 at 5:00pm by Chef Sharon Heyden, author of A Culinary Journey: Exotic Kosher Cuisine. Zoom option also available. In-person: $18.00 Zoom: Free. Only 20 in-person spots available! For more information or to RSVP, please call 908-227-4869 or email RaritanValleyHadassah@gmail.com.
Scholar in Residence Rabbi Mordechai Becher, Shabbat April 12 and 13. Rabbi Mordechai Becher is an instructor at Yeshiva University and alumni Rabbi of Neve Yerushalayim College.
- Friday night Dinner at the Bridge following 6:30pm minyan at Ohav Emeth. After Dinner Shiur by Rabbi Becher How can we reconcile civilian casualties and collateral damage in Halacha. $60 per person.
- Shabbat morning drasha at 7:50am and 9:15am minyan: The Miraculous Survival of the Jewish People.
- Shiur after Kiddush Shabbat morning, Insights into the Parsha.
- Seudah Shlishit after 6:45pm Mincha. Shiur Bargaining with Terrorists.
RSVP to Sponsor or for Shabbat Dinner by April 4th at https://www.ohavemeth.org/form/2024-April-Scholar
NORPAC’s Mission to Washington is an annual event where we bring close to a thousand citizen activists to Washington, DC, in order to advocate for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship with Members of Congress.
Join us on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, as we travel Washington, DC. On a single-day trip you will meet with Members of Congress and their staff and share your concerns with them about foreign aid to Israel, Iran, security cooperation, and more. Help us make a difference once again!
Buses will leave for Washington DC from our area at 6:30 AM and return between 9-10 PM. There will be briefings on the bus. All meals will be provided. Register now for the Early Bird Discount at www.norpac.net or call (201) 788-5133. Adults - $180, Full time Students - $100 (must be over 12. Those under 18 must be accompanied by Parent or legal guardian) After March 12- adults $220, students $135
For more info, contact David Moskovic, Marc Hanfling at docdad@aol.com, Barry Wolf,Yosef Schreiber,Charles Gershbaum
Ahavas Achim Trip to Israel for Solidarity and Chesed Opportunities May 22 to June 3. $4,610 per person. For details. go to http://www.arieltours.com/aamm/
Rabbi Moshe Rothchild delivered a very inspiring and informative speech regarding helping women who have lost their husbands due to the October 7th massacre and current war. To listen, go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B77qxYpYNcc5-ClvJTsel7oGP3KZAy2x/view?usp=sharing
To contribute to this worthy cause, please make out checks to "Global Israel Alliance" and give to Aliyana at 400 North 8th Avenue, Edison or Zelle to rabbirothchild@gmail.com . Tax deductible donations can also be made via the website, https://war-in-israel.org/ . Thank you. Tizcu lmitzvos. Aviva and Barry Siegel
It Takes a Village of Edison/Highland Park is looking for volunteers to join our dedicated network of over 70 local members! We provide support and assistance to single moms and dads with everyday tasks such as babysitting, financial guidance, errands and more. Join us and offer your skills in support of a single parent in our community! We are particularly interested in adding handymen, plumbers, and other home maintenance professionals to our volunteer roster. Please contact Rikki Samel 732 742 4559 - no commitment needed, volunteer when and how works best for you!
Bikur Cholim is looking for more male volunteers to visit seniors and also looking for more seniors to visit. Please contact Cindy Baruch at 908-309-8818 or cindy.baruch@verizon.net
Rebbetzin Eichenstein Classes for Women